The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-10-16
SEEN BEHIND The SCENES
AZ A .DxxLrgHr REBE<RshE nv an
UP-TOWH THEATRE


The front door OF famous theatre up .Uw I,
late breakfast and the OPENING Of the stock
u unon tss lobby and
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nss t ~ soss Sos once ana the
gate riens in.o tne caveln I, Sua ,os,,n.
Al, ie tho rat IN a half Gloom II was followed
In thsra nv a renorter al THE sun itself-a
beam OF the local sun which illuminates LIE In
sty illnmipes The metrouolis itseil
i The sunlight was not As welcome in there as
tho reporter How strange IL the opposition Of
daysh. to tho stasei That e. pretty theatre
BY night, but now II looked dusty ana tawary
and shabby It. had tho atmosphere s Of cellar
and the untdyness Q, sasres une curtain
from the ss o,oI the s. tS s sst '
scenery We: hodss-psass Of dozen sets
and castle a tower, and Il seemed shoekingly
painted. as II house painter had tried his
sas an npsed
reading . book made q sheets Of panussript.
| such way that the lighted end was opposite
toTum. .n very pretty s Young sr whose face
S9P won psb S% GssnS
the padded velvet rail- all Of private box with
her feet on the stage. She was talking to an
rail Io Of the orchestra Two dadish- looking men
the S the wsrs taEhs 10
| another on the stage. Other men and women
| were In the wings, and the orchestra seats.
Fhe we're aesos and the
| tresses. The rehearsal was as interesting US
Gns se Sns 70 r. %
staniiy arose and began 70 dust his clothing;
Phn eS ShG had sv sf fsa a R aad mSs,
and instantly started for the wings.
hs &C. xGs ss Vows s'G s oss oS
:" Yes. you're right" said the young man. re-
turning to the centre s o. the stsSs and sud
precise manner q spesking 7 hsye killed him
aa RSe sruaf h IN lis
NJ sa shs %us
se s s sdunl mSn asys sd
voice and said: Lets see. How does 1t go :
wess s Ssa sp'i But ssS?f1Rs
you're ali right, Now say | must ay.'
fiiied and strifs him With knife Wills he and
audiesce viii s see why aSe Young
Should have thought himself g murderer. but
| Il was all Greek to the reporter, though he az
forward perceiyed that triflinG omissions like
| that are not accounted serious in o first re-
hearsaL Il would be- tedious to follow the
%'tR ser sde tax
| in the most incomprehensible and sometimes
the most ridiculous They srgus i%a and
the pattern oi a carpet comes Out 81 tho con.
fusion Of yng s9b6ns ana ntrsShtefs moving
""NH WOW. my nd dear Miss Montague" said the
| leading man while he was on ono knee beside
he leading lady when say to you love
head On nay
ns effSsiv ase Iotte or you'll SPOIL 70
| "SpoiI your grandmother, goosie." replied
the leading lady; ri do It right when have
tied My shoe There now 90 1t over ana Ill
But, damn it, Lottie,, you have been tying
SayS aoT mot
zos ssssS az: ssa e; tSs .s sss1s
youna aH DO 1seenys
hss ns She on raised
remarked In her own voice: But don't like
to be talked e me yellow dog .a and d want
After a little more Of tie tender dialogue of
Of which no more needs to 30 said than that IT
tie The choice Of her hosiery. While this fact was
being noted by the Ioungers In the orchestra
| chairs. the low Comedian was whispering to
| the reporter 10 look at the bevy OF men around
| the pretty Young lady from the Casino. "The
stage Is like the world" said he: ut used to be
is the treacie that catches the flies OF humani-
| ty. Well, Sir. do you know that have never
spoken TO that little thing3 I do not even
| know her, sir"
This low comedian talked In private life al
| most as Edwin Booth does ON the stage, while
when on the stage himself he assumed a roll
actors and actresses laughed at him during the
| humor. Presently he returned to the side OF
tho reporter.
heavy man, has got" said the comedian in a
melancboly' Observation-Disclosures tone, The part
OF the heavy man was most detestable one.
| He had secretly stabbed brother OF the hero
| Inc. plotted TO throw every appearance of guilt
| upon the hero, and was seeking to have him
| hanged and to run off with girl.
| :" do not see how any man can choose q
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